Evergreen's loss widens, sales upNews & Analysis 2/28/2006 Post a commentSolar cell maker Evergreen Solar Inc. said revenues increased 25 percent to $11.6 million from $9.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2004 and rose 4 percent from $11.1 million for the third quarter of 2005.

Asat posts loss, speeds move to ChinaNews & Analysis 2/28/2006 Post a commentAmid ongoing losses, Asat Holdings Ltd. said that the transfer of all manufacturing operations to its new facility in Dongguan, China is anticipated to be completed by the end of April -- or about four months ahead of schedule.

Knowles set to dominate acoustic MEMSNews & Analysis 2/28/2006 Post a commentThe market leader for silicon microphones and speakers, Knowles Acoustics (Itasca, Illinois), has a built up a 95 percent market share and will retain its lead position for at least the next three years, according to market research firm The Information Network.

India readies high-tech manufacturing policyNews & Analysis 2/28/2006 Post a commentThe Indian government will soon announce a policy that will enable it take equity in and help boost the manufacture of high-technology products, such as semiconductors, wafers, storage devices, plasma and LCD panels.

OLED market to grow 45% in 2006, says DisplayBankNews & Analysis 2/28/2006 Post a commentThe world market for organic light emitting diodes is set to grow 64 percent by volume and 45 percent by value in 2006, to reach 100 million units and $900 million, according to DisplayBank, a South Korean display market researcher.

Mobile phone sales up 21% in 2005, says GartnerNews & Analysis 2/28/2006 Post a commentWorldwide mobile phone sales totaled 816.6 million units in 2005, a 21 percent increase from 2004, as the leading six vendors increased their share of the market at the detriment of smaller vendors, according to market research company Gartner Inc.

SystemC IDE requires no license for executables creationNews & Analysis 2/28/2006 Post a commentElectronic system level and hardware description language design solution provider Summit Design said its Vista integrated development environment for SystemC design and debug can now easily create and compile executables of SystemC designs based on the OSCI simulation kernel.

Silicon Design Chain claims methodology validationNews & Analysis 2/28/2006 Post a commentThe Silicon Design Chain Initiative claimed that a second, enhanced version of its power-management methodology and implementation up to tapeout of the ARM 1136JF-S processor is proof of the methodology and its interdependent technologies.

Report: Western Digital expects to meet guidanceNews & Analysis 2/27/2006 Post a commentHard drive supplier Western Digital Corp. said that shipments and OEM demand are tracking to expectations for the March fiscal quarter, according to a Lehman Brothers analyst's note citing an 8-K filing from the company as the source.

China's Vimicro sees flat profits, salesNews & Analysis 2/27/2006 Post a commentVimicro International Corp., a fledging fabless semiconductor company in China, said revenue in the fourth quarter of 2005 was $27.5 million, compared with $27.4 million in the third quarter and up 113 percent from the $12.9 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2004.